Lead Infant Preschool Teacher

Jewish Council for Youth Services (JCYS) is a 119-year-old, Chicago-based nonprofit agency that provides early childhood education and camp programs to children of all religions, races, and ethnicities across Chicagoland.

We are looking for a wonderful new hire to join our team as a Lead Teacher working in our Infant Room in Wicker Park!

Do you enjoy helping children learn and grow? Are you passionate about a career in early childhood development? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing developmentally appropriate programs for assigned classes in accordance with the philosophies of JCYS.
• Maintain a warm, caring, and respectful attitude toward all children at the center.
• Have constant supervision and active involvement with children. This includes inside classrooms, in hallways, on playgrounds, on buses, and on offsite trips.
• Send daily classroom updates to parents via email.
• Inform Director of parent messages, complaints and concerns, accidents and illnesses, and other classroom incidents.
• Maintain professional relationships with parents and other staff members.
• Understand the importance of keeping confidential information safe and take all necessary precautions to do so.
• Attends staff meetings and contributes to the knowledge of other staff members.
• Work in partnership with teachers and other staff.
• Abide by the JCYS Employee Handbook and all agency policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors Degree in early childhood education or related field preferred
• Minimum 6 college credit hours in child development
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with children
• Must meet DCFS standards for experience/education
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in developing positive relationships
• Must be able to physically interact with children, involving stooping/bending, activities on playground, and sitting on the floor
• A love of children

Physical Demands

JCYS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.